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I think my new mini's cd drive is broken

pulsewidth947

pulsewidth947

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Has anyone had any problems with their new mini not accepting a cd? i just went to put a cd in the drive, but it wouldnt accept it into the drive.

It only arrived this morning, and i havent even opened the case to put the ram in!
 
jackieonasses

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pulsewidth947 said:
Has anyone had any problems with their new mini not accepting a cd? i just went to put a cd in the drive, but it wouldnt accept it into the drive.

It only arrived this morning, and i havent even opened the case to put the ram in!
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I know this sounds stupid... But is there a cd already in there???

kyle
 
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Blue Velvet

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Depends on the CD -- try another.

Some copy-protected audio CDs and PC CDs that haven't been properly closed may cause it to get temperamental.

At least it's still under guarantee. :)
 
Mitthrawnuruodo

Mitthrawnuruodo

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Is this a direct continuation from this thread...? :rolleyes:

Are you sure it's not one in there (that's not mounted)...?

Edit: I see that has already been suggested... it just takes too long to find and insert URLs... :p

New question, since these threds were pretty close, timewise... have you fixed permissions and/or rebooted, just too see if that helps...?
 
pulsewidth947

pulsewidth947

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oh god do i feel stupid.. i didnt push it in far enough..

i'll explain myself :) on the slot laoding macs at work you push them roughly half way and the drive sucks it in.

on this mini i had to push it till there was roughly 1-2 cms sticking out.

but.. the blank cd i put in hasnt popped up on the desktop, and i dont have an apple keyboard so no eject button.. uh oh..



.. and yes it was a thread continuation.. i tried to be sneaky but got busted.. sorry :)


:edit: muahahaha.. a quick restart then a popup box saying it cant read the disk "ignore/eject" thanks apple !
 
john1123

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pulsewidth947 said:
the blank cd i put in hasnt popped up on the desktop, and i dont have an apple keyboard so no eject button.. uh oh..
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you can also install the eject menubar item. it can be found in System:Library:CoreServices:MenuExtras:Eject.menu

just double click the file and you can now eject your drive from the menubar!
 
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noelister

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john1123 said:
you can also install the eject menubar item. it can be found in System:Library:CoreServices:MenuExtras:Eject.menu

just double click the file and you can now eject your drive from the menubar!
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Can't you just drag the mounted CD/DVD to the trash can to eject it?
 
pulsewidth947

pulsewidth947

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john1123 said:
you can also install the eject menubar item. it can be found in System:Library:CoreServices:MenuExtras:Eject.menu

just double click the file and you can now eject your drive from the menubar!
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thats really handy to know! although i'm not really sure why it wouldnt show up on the desktop, as it was only a blank cd. oh well.. computers.. cant live with em, cant live without em :)... although i can happily live with my mini.. once i figured out how to use it that is.
 
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alexprice

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john1123 said:
you can also install the eject menubar item. it can be found in System:Library:CoreServices:MenuExtras:Eject.menu

just double click the file and you can now eject your drive from the menubar!
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Thats really cool, how do you then remove it from the menu bar?
(Should you wish too?) :)
 
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